Tree Bark House Siding

Poplar bark siding is a natural alternative siding material that can last up to 50 years.

Tree bark house siding.

At barkclad our natural bark siding is from poplar and is hand peeled dried in a certified kiln hand cut on site stacked loaded and shipped for delivery within a 1 week period or less to maintain the exceptional natural integrity of the bark. Years later a man discovered that the tulip poplar tree was an excellent source for this siding. Bark house poplar bark siding is crafted from the peeled bark of tulip poplar trees liriodendron tulipifera. The bark is flattened and carefully stacked to prevent curling.

Bark siding can last 75 to 100 years without any painting or sealant. Without paint or stain there s no chemical runoff ever. What is bark siding. The making of the bark shingles starts in the woods with the cutting of the poplar tree.

As a forest product poplar bark brings unique design integrity to mountain structures. Some of these same buildings still have that chestnut bark. The siding traditionally was used on churches and inns and now it s on resort homes and even commercial buildings. As soon as a tree falls the bark is loosened from the trunk and brought to the lumber company to process.

The bark which is historically a waste product in lumber operations is harvested to become exterior siding or interior wall tiles before the logs reach the mill. Bark siding bark siding dates back to the ancient indians who used natural bark from the american chestnut tree which is virtually extinct now to clad their homes and other buildings.